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BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 



THE MINISTRATION OF BAPTISM TO INFANTS. 

The Minister ; coming to the Font, which is to be filled with 
pure Water, shall use the following : 

DEARLY BELOVED : Forasmuch as all men are 
conceived and born in sin, and that our Saviour 
Christ saith, Except a man be born of water and of the 
Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God ; I be- 
seech you to call upon God the Father, through our 
Lord Jesus Christ, that having, of his bounteous mercy, 
redeemed this child by the blood of his Son, he will 
grant that he, being baptized with water, may also be 
baptized with the Holy Ghost, be received into Christ's 
holy Church, and become a lively member of the same. 

Then shall the Minister say. 
Let us pray. 

Almighty and everlasting God, who of thy great mercy 
hast condescended to enter into covenant relations with 
man, wherein thou hast included children as partakers 
of its gracious benefits, declaring that of such is thy 
kingdom : and in thy ancient Church didst appoint 
divers baptisms, figuring thereby the renewing of thy 
Holy Ghost ; and by thy well-beloved Son Jesus Christ 
gavest commandment to thy holy Apostles to go into all 
the world and disciple all nations, baptizing them in the 
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost : We beseech thee, that of thine infinite 
mercy thou wilt look upon this child : wash him and 
sanctify him ; that he, being saved by thy grace, may 
be received into Christ's holy Church, and being stead- 
fast in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in love, 
may so overcome the evils of this present world, that 
finally he may attain to everlasting life, and reign with 
thee, world without end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 



O merciful God, grant that all carnal affections may 
die in him, and that all things belonging to the Spirit 
may live and grow in him. Amen. 

Grant that he may have power and strength to have 
victory, and to triumph against the devil, the world, 
and the flesh. Amen. 

Grant that whosoever is dedicated to thee by our 
office and ministry may also be endued with heavenly 
virtues, and everlastingly rewarded through thy mercy, 
O blessed Lord God, who dost live, and govern all 
things, world without end. Amen. 

Almighty, ever-living God, whose most dearly be- 
loved Son Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of our sins, 
did shed out of his most precious side both water and 
blood, regard, we beseech thee, our supplications. Sanc- 
tify this water for this holy sacrament ; and grant that 
this child, now to be baptized, may receive the fullness 
of thy grace, and ever remain in the number of thy 
faithful and elect children, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

* 
Then shall the Minister address the Parents [or Guardians] 
as follows : 

Dearly beloved : Forasmuch as this child is now pre- 
sented by you for Christian baptism, you must remem- 
ber that it is your part and duty to see that he be taught, 
as soon as he shall be able to learn, the nature and end 
of this holy sacrament. And that he may know these 
things the better, you shall call upon him to give rever- 
ent attendance upon the appointed means of grace, such 
as the ministry of the word and the public and private 
worship of God ; and further, ye shall provide that he 
shall read the Holy Scriptures, and learn the Lord's 
Prayer, the Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, 
the Catechism, and all other things which a Christian 
ought to know and believe to his soul's health, in order 



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that he may be brought up to lead a virtuous and holy- 
life, remembering always that baptism doth represent 
unto us that inward purity which disposeth us to follow 
the example of our Saviour Christ ; that as he died and 
rose again for us, so should we, who are baptized, die 
unto sin and rise again unto righteousness, continually 
mortifying all corrupt affections, and daily proceeding 
in all virtue and godliness. 

Do you therefore solemnly engage to fulfill these du- 
ties, so far as in you lies, the Lord being your helper ? 

Ans. We do. 

Then shall the people stand up, and the Minister shall say : 

Hear the words of the Gospel, written by St. Mark. 
[Chap, x, 13-16.] 

They brought young children to Christ, that he should 
touch them. And his disciples rebuked those that 
brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much 
displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children 
to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the 
kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, whosoever 
shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, 
he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in 
his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. 

Then the Minister shall take the Child into his hands, and 
say to the friends of the Child, 

Name this child. 

And then, naming it after them, he shall sprinkle or pour 
Water upon it, or, if desired, immerse it in Water, saying, 

JV., I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of 
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen, 

Then shall the Minister offer the following prayer, the people 
kneeling : 

O God of infinite mercy, the Father of all the faithful 
seed, be pleased to grant unto this child an understand- 



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ing mind and a sanctified heart. May thy providence 
lead him through the dangers, temptations, and ignorance 
of his youth, that he may never run into folly nor into 
the evils of an unbridled appetite. We pray thee so to 
order the course of his life, that by good education, by 
holy examples, and by thy restraining and renewing 
grace, he may be led to serve thee faithfully all his days, 
so that, when he has glorified thee in his generation, and 
has served the Church on earth, he may be received into 
thine eternal kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Atnen. 

Almighty and most merciful Father, let thy loving 
mercy and compassion descend upon these, thy servant 
and handmaid, the parents [or guardians] of this child. 
Grant unto them, we beseech thee, thy Holy Spirit, that 
they may, like Abraham, command their household to 
keep the way of the Lord. Direct their actions and 
sanctify their hearts, words, and purposes, that their 
whole family may be united to our Lord Jesus Christ in 
the bands of faith, obedience, and charity ; and that 
they all, being in this life thy holy children by adoption 
and grace, may be admitted into the Church of the first- 
born in heaven, through the merits of thy dear Son, our 
Saviour and Redeemer. Amen. 

Then may the Minister offer extemporary prayer. 

Then shall be said, all kneeling : 

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is 
in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread ; and for- 
give us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass 
against us ; and lead us not into temptation, but de- 
liver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom, and the 
power, and the glory, forever. Amen. 



MATRIMOMY. 



FORM 
FOR THE SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY. 

[The parts in brackets throughout may be used or not, at 
discretion.] 

At the day and time appointed for Solemnization of Matri- 
mony, the persons to be married — having been qualified ac- 
cording to law — standing together, the Man on the right 
hand, and the Woman on the left, the Minister shall say : 

DEARLY BELOVED: We are gathered together 
here in the sight of God, and in the presence of 
these witnesses, to join together this man and this 
woman in holy matrimony ; which is an honorable es- 
tate, instituted of God in the time of man's innocency, 
signifying unto us the mystical union that is between 
Christ and his Church; which holy estate Christ adorned 
and beautified with his presence, and first miracle that 
he wrought, in Cana of Galilee, and is commended of 
St. Paul to be honorable among all men ; and therefore 
is not by any to be entered into unadvisedly, but rev- 
erently, discreetly, and in the fear of God. 

Into which holy estate these two persons present 
come now to be joined. Therefore if any can show 
just cause why they may not lawfully be joined to- 
gether, let him now speak, or else hereafter forever hold 
his peace. 

[And also speaking unto the persons that are to be married, 
the Minister shall say : 

I require and charge you both, that if either of you 
know any impediment why you may not be lawfully 
joined together in matrimony, you do now confess it ; 
for be ye well assured, that so many as are coupled to- 
gether otherwise than God's word doth allow, are not 
joined together by God, neither is their matrimony law- 
ful.] 



MATRIMONY. 



If no impediment be alleged, then shall the Minister say unto 
the Man, 

M., wilt thou have this woman to be thy wedded wife, 
to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate 
of matrimony ? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor, 
and keep her, in sickness and in health : and forsaking 
all other, keep thee only unto her, so long as ye both 
shall live ? 

The Man shall answer, 

I will. 
Then shall the Minister say unto the Woman, 
IV., wilt thou have this man to be thy wedded hus- 
band, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy 
estate of matrimony? Wilt thou love, honor, and keep 
him, in sickness and in health : and forsaking all other, 
keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both shall live ? 

The Woman shall answer, 

I will. 

[ Then the Minister shall cause the Man with his right hand 
to take the Woman by her right hand, and to say after him 
as follow eth: 

I, M., take thee, IV., to be my wedded wife, to have 
and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, 
for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love 
and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's 
holy ordinance : and thereto I plight thee my faith. 

Then shall they loose their hands, and the Woman with her 
right hand taking the Man by his right hand, shall like- 
wise say after the Minister : 

I, IV., take thee, M., to be my wedded husband, to 
have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for 
worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, 
to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according 



MATRIMONY. 



to God's holy ordinance ; and thereto I plight thee my 
faith.] 

Then shall the Minister pray thus : 

O Eternal God, Creator and Preserver of all mankind, 
Giver of all spiritual grace, the Author of everlasting 
life ; send thy blessing upon these thy servants, this 
man and this woman ; whom we bless in thy name ; 
that as Isaac and Rebecca lived faithfully together, so 
these persons may surely perform and keep the vow and 
covenant between them made, and may ever remain in 
perfect love and peace together, and live according to 
thy laws, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

[If the parties desire it, the Man shall here hand a ring to 
the Minister, who shall return it to him, and direct him to 
place it on the third finger of the Woman's left hand. And 
the 7nan shall say to the woman, repeating after the Minis- 
ter ; 

With this ring I thee wed, and with my worldly goods 
I thee endow, in the name of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.] 

Then shall the Minister join their right hands together, and 

say : 

Forasmuch as M. and IV. have consented together in 
holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God 
and this company, and thereto have pledged their faith 
either to other, and have declared the same by joining 
of hands ; I pronounce that they are husband and wife 
together, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost. Those whom God hath joined 
together, let no man put asunder. Amen. 

And the Minister shall add this blessing : 

God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, bless, 
preserve, and keep you; the Lord mercifully with his 



MATRIMONY. 



favor look upon you, and so fill you with all spiritual 
benediction and grace, that ye may so live together in 
this life, that in the world to come ye may have life 
everlasting. Amen. 

Then shall the Minister offer the following Prayer : 

O God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, 
bless this man and this woman, and sow the seed of 
eternal life in their hearts, that whatsoever in thy holy 
word they shall profitably learn, they may indeed fulfill 
the same. Look, O Lord, mercifully on them from 
heaven, and bless them : as thou didst send thy bless- 
ings upon Abraham and Sarah, to their great comfort, 
so vouchsafe to send thy blessings upon this man and 
this woman, that they, obeying thy will, and always be- 
ing in safety under thy protection, may abide in thy 
love unto their lives' end, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. 

Almighty God, who at the beginning didst create our 
first parents, Adam and Eve, and didst sanctify and join 
them together in marriage, pour upon these persons the 
riches of thy grace, sanctify and bless them, that they 
may please thee both in body and soul, and live to- 
gether in holy love unto their lives' end. Amen. 

Here the Minister may use extemporary Prayer. 

Then the Minister shall repeat the Lord's Prayer: 

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is 
in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and for- 
give us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass 
against us ; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver 
us from evil ; for thine is the kingdom, and the power, 
and the glory, forever. Amen. 



VISITING THE SICK. 



VISITING THE SICK. 

SCRIPTURE LESSONS. 
GROUNDS FOR HOPE. 

FOR God sent not his Son into the world to condemn 
the world ; but that the world through him might 
be saved. [John iii, 17.] 

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some 
men count slackness ; but is long-suffering to us-ward, 
not willing that any should perish, but that all should 
come to repentance. [2 Pet. iii, 9.] 

Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house 
of Israel ; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions 
and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how 
should we then live? Say unto them, As I live, saith the 
Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the 
wicked ; but that the wicked turn from his way and 
live : turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways ; for why 
will ye die, O house of Israel ? [Ezek. xxxiii, 10, n.] 

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up 
for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us 
all things ? [Rom. viii, 32.] 

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than 
the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory 
and honor ; that he by the grace of God should taste 
death for every man. [Heb. ii, 9.] 

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, 
and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and 
learn of me ; for I am meek and lowly in heart : and ye 
shall find rest unto your souls. [Matt, xi, 28, 29.] 

Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the 
earth : for I am God, and there is none else. [Isa. 
xlv, 22.] 

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let 



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him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst 
come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of 
life freely. [Rev. xxii, 17.] 

Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 
[John vi, 37.] 

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper : but whoso 
confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. [Prov. 
xxviii, 13.] 

TERMS OF SALVATION. 

If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, 
and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised 
him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the 
heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the 
mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the 
Scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not 
be ashamed. For there is no difference between the 
Jew and the Greek : for the same Lord over all is rich 
unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call 
upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. [Rom. x, 

9-i3.] 

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, 
but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing 
of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. [Titus 

iii, 5-3 

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved ; 
but he that believeth not shall be damned. [Mark xvi, 

16.] 

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, 
even so must the Son of man be lifted up : that whoso- 
ever believeth in him should not perish, but have 
eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave 
his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him 
should not perish, but have everlasting life. [John iii, 
14-16.] 



VISITING THE SICK. 



AFFLICTIONS BENEFICIAL. 

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth : 
therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Al- 
mighty. [Job v, 17.] 

For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a 
father the son in whom he delighteth. [Prov. iii, 12.J 

I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and 
that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. [Psa. cxix, 

75-] 

Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man 
chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth 
thee. [Deut. viii, 5.] 

Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be com- 
forted. [Matt, v, 4.] 

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, 
worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight 
of glory ; while we look not at the things which are 
seen, but at the things which are not seen. [2 Cor. iv, 
17, 18.] 

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial 
which is to try you, as though some strange thing 
happened unto you : but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are 
partakers of Christ's sufferings ; that, when his glory 
shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding 
joy. [1 Pet. iv, 12, 13.] 

For the Lord will not cast off forever : but though he 
cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to 
the multitude of his mercies. For he doth not afflict 
willingly, nor grieve the children of men. [Lam. iii, 

31-33-] 

It is good for me that I have been afflicted ; that I 
might learn thy statutes. [Psa. cxix, 71.] 

Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I 
kept thy word. [Psa. cxix, 67 ] 



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APPROPRIATE TO THE DYING SAINT. 

Fear thou not ; for I am with thee : be not dismayed ; 
for I am thy God : I will strengthen thee ; yea, I will 
help thee ; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand 
of my righteousness. [Isa. xli, 10.] 

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his 
saints. [Psa. cxvi, 15.] 

He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake 
thee. [Heb. xiii, 5.] 

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain 
thee. [Psa. lv, 22.] 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow 
of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy 
rod and thy staff they comfort me. [Psa. xxiii, 4.] 

Thou will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is 
stayed on thee : because he trusteth in thee. [Isa. 
xxvi, 3.] 

And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee ; he 
will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake 
thee : fear not, neither be dismayed. [Deut. xxxi, 8.] 

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, 
Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord 
from henceforth : Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may 
rest from their labors, and their works do follow them. 
[Rev. xiv, 13.] 

Marvel not at this : for the hour is coming, in the 
which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and 
shall come forth : they that have done good, unto the 
resurrection of life ; and they that have done evil, unto 
the resurrection of damnation. [John v, 28, 29.] 

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the 
life : he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet 
shall he live : and whosoever liveth and believeth in me 
/shall never die. [John xi, 25, 26.] 



VISITING THE SICK. 



Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for 
the end of that man is peace. [Psa. xxxvii, 37.] 

My flesh and my heart faileth : but God is the 
strength of my heart, and my portion forever. [Psa. 
lxxiii, 26.] 

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness : but the 
righteous hath hope in his death. [Prov. xiv, 32.] 

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and 
whether we die, we die unto the Lord : whether we live 
therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. [Rom. xiv, 8.] 

death, where is thy sting ? O grave, where is thy 
victory ? . . . Thanks be to God, which giveth us the 
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. [1 Cor. xv, 

55, 57-1 

1 know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that 
he is able to keep that which I have committed unto 
him against that day. [2 Tim. i, 12.] 

As the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he 
also himself likewise took part of the same; that through 
death he might . . . deliver them, who through fear of 
death were all their life-time subject to bondage. [Heb. 

ii, 14, I5-] 

O death, I will be thy plagues ; O grave, I will be thy 
destruction. [Hos. xiii, 14.] 

He will swallow up death in victory. [Isa. xxv, 8.] 

Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last 
end be like his. [Num. xxiii, 10.] 

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes ; 
and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor 
crying, neither shall there be any more pain : for the 
former things have passed away. [Rev, xxi, 4.] 

And there shall be no night there ; and they need no 
candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giv- 
eth them light, and they shall reign for ever and ever. 
[Rev. xxii, 5.] 






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FUNERAL OF A CHRISTIAN. 

SCRIPTURE LESSONS. 

IS there not an appointed time to man upon earth ? 
are not his days also like the days of a hireling ? 
[Job vii, i.] 

When a few years are come, then I shall go the way 
whence I shall not return. [Job xvi, 22.] 

For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to 
the house appointed for all living. [Job xxx, 23.] 

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright : for 
the end of that man is peace. [Psa. xxxvii, 37.] 

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his 
saints. [Psa. cxvi, 15.] 

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. [Phil, 
i, 21.] 

For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to 
depart, and to be with Christ ; which is far better. [Phil. 

h 23.] 

I would not live always. [Job vii, 16.] 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow 
of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art with me ; thy 
rod and thy staff they comfort me. [Psa. xxiii, 4.] 

There the wicked cease from troubling ; and there 
the weary be at rest. [Job. iii, 17.] 

If a man die, shall he live again ? [Job xiv, 14.] 

For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall 
stand at the latter day upon the earth. [Job xix, 25.] 

Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at 
the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abra- 
ham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 
[Luke xx, 37.] 

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and 
this mortal must put on immortality. [1 Cor. xv, 53.] 

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the 



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life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet 
shall he live. [John xi, 25.] 

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorrup- 
tion, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then 
shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death 
is swallowed up in victory. [1 Cor. xv, 54.] 

For we know that, if our earthly house of this tab- 
ernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a 
house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 
[2 Cor. v, 7.] 

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes ; 
and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor 
crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the 
former things are passed away. [Rev. xxi, 4.] 

And there shall be no night there ; and they need no 
candle, neither light of the sun ; for the Lord God giv- 
eth them light : and they shall reign for ever and ever. 
[Rev. xxii, 5.] 

And though after my skin worms destroy this body, 
yet in my flesh shall I see God. Whom I shall see for 
myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another ; 
though my reins be consumed within me. [Job xix, 
26, 27.] 

For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living. 
[Luke xx, 38.] 

And whosoever liveth, and believeth in me, shall never 
die. [John xi, 26.] 

O death, where is thy sting ? O grave, where is thy 
victory? The sting of death is sin ; and the strength 
of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth 
us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ. [1 Cor. 

xv > 55-57.] 

We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be ab- 
sent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 
[2 Cor. v, 8.] 



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FUNERAL OF AN UNCONVERTED PERSON. 

SCRIPTURE LESSONS. 

WHEREFORE, as by one man sin entered into 
the world, and death by sin ; and so death passed 
upon all men, for that all have sinned. [Rom. v, 12.] 

What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death ? 
shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave ? 
[Psa. lxxxix, 48.] 

For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. 
[Gen. iii, 19.] 

Your fathers, where are they ? and the prophets, do 
they live forever ? [Zech. i, 5.] 

When a few years are come, then I shall go the way 
whence I shall not return. [Job. xvi, 22.] 

For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to 
the house appointed for all living. [Job xxx, 23.] 

There is no man that hath power over the spirit to 
retain the spirit ; neither hath he power in the day of 
death : and there is no discharge in that war ; neither 
shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. 
[Eccl. viii, 8.] 

The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; 
and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet 
is their strength labor and sorrow ; for it is soon cut off, 
and we fly away. [Psa. xc, 10.] 

For he knoweth our frame ; he remembereth that we 
are dust. As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower 
of the field, so he nourisheth. For the wind passeth 
over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know 
it no more. [Psa. ciii, 14-16.] 

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full 
of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut 
down : he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. 
[Job xiv, 1, 2.] 



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Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was : 
and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. [EccL 
xii, 7-] 

Watch therefore ; for ye know neither the day nor the 
hour wherein the Son of man cometh. [Matt, xxv, 13.] 

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy 
might ; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, 
nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. [Eccl. 
ix, 10.] 

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burn- 
ing ; and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their 
lord, when he will return from the wedding ; that, when 
he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him im- 
mediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord 
when he cometh shall find watching. [Luke xii, 

35-37-] 

For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of 
Christ. [2 Cor. v, 10.] 



FUNERAL OF AN INFANT. 

SCRIPTURE LESSONS. 

BUT when David saw that his servants whispered, 
David perceived that the child was dead : there- 
fore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead ? 
And they said, He is dead. [2 Sam. xii, 19.] 

Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this 
that thou hast done ? thou didst fast and weep for the 
child, while it was alive ; but when the child was dead, 
thou didst rise and eat bread. And he said, While the 
child was yet alive, I fasted, and wept : for I said, Who 
can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the 
child may live ? But now he is dead, wherefore should 



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I fast ? can I bring him back again ? I shall go to him, 
but he shall not return to me. [2 Sam. xii, 21-23.] 

And they brought young children to him, that he 
should touch them ; and his disciples rebuked those 
that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was 
much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little 
children to come unto me, and forbid them not ; for of 
such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, 
Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a 
little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took 
them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and 
blessed them. [Mark x, 13-16.] 

And he took a child, and set him in the midst of 
them : and when he had taken him in his arms, he said 
unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such chlidren 
in my name, receiveth me ; and whosoever shall receive 
me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. [Mark 

ix , 3 6 , 37-] 

And they brought unto him also infants, that he would 
touch them : but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked 
them. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer 
little children to come unto me, and forbid them not : 
for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily, I say unto 
you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God 
as a little child, shall in no wise enter therein. [Luke 
xviii, 15-17.] 



BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 



FORM FOR THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 

The Minister, going before the Corpse, shall say : 

I AM the resurrection and the life : he that believeth 
in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live ; and 
whosoever liveth, and believeth in me, shall never die. 
[John xi, 25, 26.] 

I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall 
stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though 
after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh 
shall I see God : whom I shall see for myself, and mine 
eyes shall behold, and not another. [Job xix, 25-27.] 

We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain 
we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave and the 
Lord hath taken away : blessed be the name of the 
Lord. [1 Tim. vi, 7 ; Job i, 21.] 

At the grave, when the Corpse is laid in the Earth, the Min- 
ister shall say : 

Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time 
to live, and is full* of misery. He cometh up, and is cut 
down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and 
never continueth in one stay. 

In the midst of life we are in death : of whom may 
we seek for succor, but of thee, O Lord, who for our 
sins art justly displeased ? 

Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O 
holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the 
bitter pains of eternal death. 

Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts ; shut 
not thy merciful ears to our prayers, but spare us, Lord 
most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and merciful 
Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not 
at our last hour for any pains of death to fall from thee. 



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Then, while the Earth shall be cast upon the Body by some 
standing by, the Minister shall say : 

Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God, in his 
wise providence, to take out of the world the soul of the 
departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground : 
earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; looking for 
the general resurrection in the last day, and the life of 
the world to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ ; at 
whose second coming in glorious majesty to judge the 
world, the earth and the sea shall give up their dead ; 
and the corruptible bodies of those who sleep in him 
shall be changed and made like unto his own glorious 
body, according to the mighty working whereby he is 
able to subdue all things unto himself. 

Then shall be said : 

I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, 
From henceforth blessed are the dead who die in the 
Lord : Even so, saith the Spirit ; for they rest from 
their labors. 

Then shall the Minister say : 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Then the Minister may offer this Prayer : 

Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits of those 
who depart hence in the Lord, and with whom the souls 
of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden 
of the flesh, are in joy and felicity ; we give thee hearty 
thanks for the good examples of all those thy servants, 
who, having finished their course in faith, do now rest 
from their labors. And we beseech thee, that we, with 
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name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, 
both in body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting 
glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Collect. 

O merciful God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
who is the resurrection and the life : in whom whosoever 
believeth shall live, though he die, and whosoever liveth 
and believeth in him shall not die eternally; we meekly 
beseech thee, OFather, to raise us from the death of sin 
unto the life of righteousness ; that when we shall de- 
part this life we may rest in him ; and at the general 
resurrection on the last day may be found acceptable in 
thy sight, and receive that blessing which thy well be- 
loved Son shall then pronounce to all that love and fear 
thee, saying, Come, ye blessed children of my Father^ 
receive the kingdom prepared for you from the begin- 
ning of the world. Grant this, we beseech thee, O mer- 
ciful Father, through Jesus Christ our Mediator and 
Redeemer. Amen. 

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is 
in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread ; and for- 
give us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass 
against us ; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver 
us from evil : for thine is the kingdom, and the power, 
and the glory, forever. Amen. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of 
God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us 
all evermore. Amen. 



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